Category: Essential Oils

The rose geranium plant goes by the scientific name Pelargonium graveolens. You may see it called by other names such as rose-scented geranium, sweet-scented geranium or old-fashioned rose geranium. It originates from Africa in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and southern, tropical Africa. The plant has also been introduced in the Canary Islands, […]

Damask roses (scientific name rosa x damascena) is also known as the Iranian Rose. It is a hybrid rose species. The Damask Rose exudes a very fine fragrance. It is used for producing rose oil (aka Rose Otto), rose water and “rose concrete”. Rose concrete is a semi-solid, waxy substance […]

The Alas Cedar (scientific name Cedrus atlantica) is a species of pine tree. It is native to the Rif and Atlas Mountains in Morocco and also to Tell Atlas in Algeria. It can grow up to 35 metres high and its trunk can be up to 2 metres wide. Its […]